HUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION
OF HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Objectives:

 To describe the major shift of Human Resource

Management: From Workforce Centeredness
(Personnel Management) to Resource Centeredness
(Human Resource Management)
 To locate the Human Resource Department within
the agency and describe its organizational structure.
 Identify issues or problems that might result from
its organizational location.
 Management if effective, comes only when
each person knows exactly where he stands and
what his duties are. When two or more persons
combine their efforts in a definite way, and for a
given purpose, there is an organization. Thus,
any relationship between persons is a basic
element in the design of an organization.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RESOURCE
MANGAEMENT TO BE ESTABLISHED
 Balance
 Flexibility
 Adjustment to personnel
 
The organizational structure is balanced when each
function is allocated, such that capital and
personnel commensurate with its contribution to the
organization objectives.
 SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

1. Size of the Firm

2. Nature of the business or industry
3. Complexity of the operations
4. Qualification of the personnel staff
5. Attitude and support of top management
6. The company’s relation with the union
7. State of labor market
8. Prevailing economic conditions in the area
9. Presence or absence of competition
 RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS

 Human resources mangers usually share responsibility for personal activities

with other mangers.

 Human resources departments typically do have major responsibility for

designing and overseeing major components of the hiring system, including
initial screening and referral.
 
 Human resources departments are likely to do much of the human resources
planning, most of the advertising and recruiting, and much of the
interviewing.
 
 These activities are usually in cooperation with other mangers throughout
the organization.
 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT UNIT

The organization Human Resources

Management Unit should fit the needs and
conditions within the company it is to serve. The
size of the company, the geographic location of its
units, the nature of its operation, the caliber of its
work force, are some factors in organizing the
unit.
 STEPS IN ORGANIZING HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT UNIT
 Evaluate the present management system and the
organizational structure.
– THREE BASIC TYPES OF STRUCTURE
 Functional type of structure.

 The Line type of organizational structure

 The line and staff type of structure 

 Ascertain top management’s philosophy on human resources.

 Gain top management’s support. 
 Determine functions. 
 Prepare a Functional Chart. 
 Write the job descriptions, job specifications, and job work
performance standards. 
 Select the best qualified applicant for the job.
 Train and Develop the Human Resource Staff 
 Assess human resource management needs of the
company. 
 Interact with management.
 Design and formulate a total and comprehensive
Human Resource Program and Policies and prepare its
budget.
 Implement and administer the human resources
program and policies.
 Evaluate the effectiveness of the human resource
systems and programs.  
 Undertake improvements.